Texans plummet in power rankings after ugly loss to Colts

Texans plummet in power rankings after ugly loss to Colts

There is finally a quantification of exactly how much Deshaun Watson means to the Houston Texans.

Losing the star rookie quarterback, and Sunday’s game to the Indianapolis Colts, was worth 14 places in the latest USA TODAY power poll. The Texans tumbled from 13 last week to 27 with the losses both on and off the field.

The leaky offensive line play in the wake of the Duane Brown trade to Seattle also factored into the rationale for the precipitous drop,

“From football perspective, loss of Deshaun Watson was tragic. But decision to export LT Duane Brown may have directly cost them a win Sunday.”

Perhaps the only consolation is that the Colts are still below the Texans at No. 29.

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